Chapter 50: Disfigurement and Shattering Device
The mountain wind is howling and the sky is bright. In the ten-month moonlight, the green vitality of the earth has long faded, and an unprecedented fatigue and melancholy is wrapped around Chu Jianghan's body like the winter clothes of the monks in the mountain temple, but at this moment he does not care. Go up and take stock of your life and think about this.
He relied on his skills to search the monks' chambers and palaces one by one, but still found no trace of Shen Yu and the Jin Yiwei. He plucked up the courage and came to the place where the two men in black were having a fight in the "Subduing the Dragon and Subduing the Tiger Formation". There was no one there anymore. There are only traces of young novice monks cleaning up inside and outside.
He secretly crouched on the beam and eavesdropped for a long time, only to hear a few monks in charge saying to the juniors: This place used to be the permanent residence of Buddhist people who came and went. Just because they were from the world, the elders in the temple had never The juniors were not allowed to have contact with them. Someone got into a fight last night because of a quarrel. This incident even alerted the head abbot. The elders in the temple really did not dare to keep these wandering monks any longer, so they sent them all down the mountain at dawn. .
After hearing this, Chu Jianghan groaned secretly: Chu Jianghan, Chu Jianghan, you are really the number one idiot in the world, you are so stupid! Where else can you find a royal guard? It turns out that Jin Yiwei was here last night! At this moment, I was afraid that I had already discovered that I had escaped from the old monster, so I hurriedly looked around. But if this is the case, isn't Yu'er's crime really going to be confirmed?
Thinking of this, he hurriedly sneaked out of the side hall, but it was such a big Shaolin Temple, with thousands of buildings, monks and many people, and the unfamiliar terrain, and he was afraid of attracting the attention of the masters in the temple in broad daylight, so he really didn't dare to do it again. The more actions he took, the more anxious he became. In a daze, he actually broke into a layman's villa.
The little novice monk who was sweeping the floor came up to him and mistook him for a refugee working in the temple. He thought he had gone to the wrong yard and kindly gave him some dry food.
Chu Jianghan looked back at the clothes on his body. They were dark and dirty, and they were no different from those of a beggar, so he let him lead him out of the temple. When he came, the young novice did not forget to tell him to take care of himself.
He walked out of the gate of the Shaolin Temple in a daze, and suddenly thought that he saw the two sworn brothers, the Golden Sword and the Wooden Sword, in the stone prison. He thought that all the brothers had also come to the Shaolin Temple, but where could they find them for a while? ?
When he was looking around and not knowing where to go, Chu Jianghan was patted behind him. Chu Jianghan was startled. When he turned around quickly, he saw a man in even more shabby clothes, laughing at him. It was the Sancai old man Shang. Nine days.
Only then did Chu Jianghan take a closer look: It turned out that this person had a nose as thick as a gallbladder, a wide mouth and a square face, and a tiger-like back. Under his thick eyebrows, his eyes were red and swollen, but they were shining brightly. Shang Jiutian smiled and said: "What? You don't know each other so quickly, little brothers?" Chu Jianghan replied: "Those with different paths will not conspire with each other. You and I should go our separate ways." After saying this, he clasped his fists and turned around. Walk.
Shang Jiutian chuckled, turned around and said, "If you want to save your little wife, come with me!" After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and walked away. Chu Jianghan's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately followed him.
Chu Jianghan followed the old man Sancai without saying a word. They walked around in circles until they arrived at a small courtyard in the back mountain. There were houses on three sides of the courtyard to the south, which looked more like a single family.
He couldn't help it anymore and asked: "Where is this place?"
The old man Sancai smiled and said: "I wounded the man in black who followed him at night, and then pretended to leave, but in fact I followed him here secretly. I wanted to kill him with a slap, but it happened that at this time someone A big black man found this place and said that all the brothers would get together here tonight at the second watch. I always cut the grass to get rid of the roots, so I let them go for the time being. I thought that these two people would have to meet here tonight. Friends meet."
Chu Jianghan felt displeased when he heard that what he was talking about was not about Shen Yu. However, he knew that this old monster had a perverse temperament. If he spoke inappropriately, he would have to spend a lot of time to find out the whereabouts of Shen Yu. So he had to endure it at the moment. , just without saying a word.
Shang Jiutian said again: "Little brother, if you help me get rid of a few of his accomplices tonight, I will definitely help you rescue your beloved. What do you think?" Chu Jiang smiled coldly and replied: "If you threaten me with this, If you want me to help you kill people and commit evil, that is absolutely impossible."
Shang Jiutian laughed several times and said, "Okay! You're so bloody! I like it very much!" After saying that, he swaggered into the north room. Chu Jianghan ignored him and followed closely behind.
The two of them had nothing to say. Shang Jiutian actually lay down in the back room and fell asleep. He only said: "If you don't want to harm your little wife, don't go out and walk around. It's best to sleep well and wait at night." After I finish this matter, I will accompany you to find him."
Although Chu Jianghan was anxious, he felt that what the old monster said was reasonable, so he lay down and wanted to sleep. But at this moment, he was so anxious that he could not stay still. I had no choice but to use my strength to regain my composure. After forcing my mind to concentrate for a long time, I still couldn't get it right.
As the sun set, Shang Jiutian got up and went out. Soon he came back with a smile, threw some Zeng clothes to Chu Jianghan, and said: "Now that you and I are naked, we are just like beggars. It is very difficult to go in and out of the temple." It's conspicuous. When I go get some hot water, let's wash away the bad luck all over our bodies and put on these clean clothes." After that, he went to the east room to light a fire and boil water.
Chu Jianghan shook his head when he saw it and sighed: It is true that this old monster opened his mouth to harm people. He is still in such a mood at this moment. He is really arrogant and bold! If he wants to harm a good person tonight, I can't stand by and watch. With this sword in my hand, I have to deal with him!
He had made up his mind. Shang Jiutian had already boiled hot water. The two of them had finished washing and dressing up. Chu Jianghan looked at Shang Jiutian again. He looked more heroic under the monk's robes and hat. He couldn't help but sigh: It's a pity that this man After all, he is not a kind person.
The two of them didn't light the lamp, and just sat and waited in the east kitchen. Chu Jianghan was still working on his energy. He didn't know how long it had been before the true energy in his body became smooth. He heard footsteps swishing in the distance, and Shang Jiutian whispered: "Qian Qian Don't say anything!" Suddenly, his waist felt numb, and then several acupuncture points around his body were sealed.
After his acupoints were sealed repeatedly, a sense of shame mixed with anger rushed into his eyes, but he was helpless and couldn't move. He cursed in his heart: "Old thief, after this, I will definitely meet you! "
The footsteps moved from far to near, and it was two people who walked directly into the north room. A rough voice said: "Brother! Light the lamp!" But it was Shixiang! The other one hummed, it was Xiao Fan Li and Shen San.
After the flint struck several times, Shi Xiang opened his mouth and said: "Brother, you said that the second brother arrived so many days before us, why hasn't he shown his face until now?" Xiao Fan Li replied: "Didn't the sixth brother say so? , he agreed to Daxia Lu’s appointment and went to help, and will come back when the matter is over.”
Shi Xiang said "Hi!" and then said: "I saw Master Lu this morning, why did I forget to ask again!" Shi Xiang paused, and then said: "Brother, you are too spoiled. Yu'er! If you imitate the second child, what kind of brat can't you control?"
Xiao Fan Li sighed and said slowly: "Yu'er died early, and I left her to join the army. I always felt that I owed her too much." Shi Xiang smiled and said: "A little girl, Sooner or later, she will get married, and no matter how much you hurt her, it will be in vain." Xiao Fan Li sighed again and stopped talking.
There was another rush of footsteps, and someone walked in.
Shi Xiang opened his mouth and said: "Third brother, sixth brother, are you here?" Chu Jianghan was shocked: I clearly only heard the footsteps of one person walking in, why did third brother and sixth brother enter the house at the same time? It seems that my cultivation is not enough and I haven't heard it yet. Not only him, but Shang Jiutian on the side also frowned. He only heard the sound of one person's footsteps, and he immediately thought to himself: It seems that the light skill of one of them is really shocking. Who is this master? Woolen cloth?
Li Feiyun said anxiously: "Brother! It's not good, Shen Fu wrote a letter saying that Yu'er ran away again." Xiao Fan Li said angrily: "This bastard!" Li Feiyun continued: "You just walked away with your front legs, and she slipped away with her back legs. He secretly overheard some of our conversations and found out about the eighth brother." Shi Xiang gritted his teeth and let out an "ouch".
Chu Jianghan only felt that his cheeks were as hot as iron plates. He was suddenly glad that his acupoints were tapped. If he could move his hands and feet, he would have rushed forward and said hello to the brothers. If so, how could he face it? Woolen cloth?
Li Feiyun continued: "Shen Fu knew that dragons and snakes were mixed here, so he didn't dare to fly pigeons to deliver the message, so he sent someone to deliver the message overnight. It has been ten months since he arrived."
Everyone was silent for a while.
Li Feiyun said again: "Brother, there is no need to worry. Yu'er is smart and smart, and nothing will happen to her!" Xiao Fan Li sighed and said, "I'm not worried about her being in any danger, I'm just worried that she will cause some trouble. ..." Judge Chou advised: "Brother, don't worry, Yu'er doesn't have that skill yet!"
Xiao Fan Li said: "We haven't seen each other for ten days. It happened that Daxia Lu asked his seventh brother to tell you that he has something important to tell everyone tonight. Let's wait for now, and wait until everyone is here. Then we can talk about each other. Find out something!"
Shi Xiang said: "What are you waiting for? We have been asking around at the foot of the mountain these days. I heard that the two crazy monks from Emei have invited various sects and threatened to seek justice from the Shaolin Temple. Now each sect is different We have sent some respectable people, and we will go to Songshan Mountain tomorrow and the day after."
Judge Chou continued: "Huashan Zhao Chan and his party also made an appointment with Wu Mingming, the former leader of the Beggar Clan, to come and mediate..."
Suddenly, another burst of footsteps interrupted everyone, and two more people walked into the north room. When the door was closed, a "bang" was heard. Shi Xiang shouted: "What? What are you two doing?" But he heard Mu Jian bursting into tears: "Brother... Brothers, Yu'er..." By this point, he was already crying.
There was a "buzzing" in Chu Jianghan's mind, and he felt his body was light and his limbs had no feeling. It took a long time before he heard Xiao Fan Li ask: "What's wrong with Yu'er?"
Mu Jian burst into tears, Jin Dao gritted his teeth and replied: "Brother, when Yu'er learned that her eighth brother was trapped in a stone prison, she actually... secretly took my badge and went to the dungeon... She happened to be bumped into by Jin Yiwei Chen Zhang! "Jin Dao continued: "The two of us have been pleading with Jin Yiwei Song Zhong from yesterday to just now. Unexpectedly, the man surnamed Chen has already sued several eunuchs. I'm afraid... I'm afraid..." At this point, there is no further information.
Xiao Fan Li was speechless and said after a long time: "Brothers, get up! Why are you doing this? Yu'er has been spoiled by me since she was a child, so how can I blame you?"
Mu Jian cried: "It's all my fault! It's my uselessness...I didn't protect her!"
Xiao Fan Li said loudly: "Two worthy brothers, please don't do this! Yu'er has never been brought to court, and secondly, he has never been convicted, so what does it matter?" Li Feiyun continued: "As long as this lawsuit is in the hands of the eunuchs in the court, everything will be fine. It’s easy to say! We don’t have anything else in Xianyun Village, but there are plenty of yellow and white things!” Shi Xiang heard this and said with a smile: “Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid! We can just ask the eldest brother to use the money.”
At this point, Mu Jian's crying gradually stopped, and Chu Jianghan's hanging heart also relaxed a little.
Suddenly there were footsteps outside the door again, and a voice shouted: "My subordinate, Chen Qi, has something important to report to the two chief arresters." Jin Dao whispered: "Come in!" Then he pushed the door open and entered. The man named Chen Qi replied: "Two chief arresters, something big has happened! The masters of the Imperial Guard who were posted in the temple this morning, whether overt or covert, have all been withdrawn! The subordinates were sent to the foot of the mountain the day before yesterday. Black replied, my subordinates have already inquired. Last night, two men in black broke into the formation and injured dozens of people. For some unknown reason, all the Jin Yiwei left this morning."
Jin Dao said: "You have worked hard, go down and rest!" The man responded, closed the door and went out.
Shi Xiang shouted: "Grandma, what is going on?" Jin Dao said: "The Jinyi guards in this temple set up this 'Subduing Dragon and Subduing Tiger Formation' to guard the key criminals in the dungeon, how could they easily withdraw now?" ? Could it be...?"
Li Feiyun asked, "Could it be that the prisoner escaped?" Shi Xiang laughed and said, "It's good to escape... The prisoners in this stone prison include our eighth brother, right? It would be better if we escaped!" He said, as if something was wrong, and stopped talking. Xiao Fan Li breathed a long sigh of relief.
There was another moment of silence.
Jin Dao broke the silence: "Why isn't the second brother here yet?"
A voice shouted: "Brother Zhang, are you serious that you haven't arrived yet?" Then the door was kicked open, and all the brothers in the audience said in unison: "Master Lu, you are polite!"
The visitor asked anxiously: "Brother Zhang, are you really not here?" Shi Xiang said, "Didn't my second brother go with you? Why do you ask about us instead?"
The man screamed bitterly and said: "Something is going wrong! Something is going wrong!" Then he started wailing.
Shi Xiang rushed to ask: "Are you crying again? Come on, tell me! Where did my second brother go?" Seeing this, Xiao Fan Li said: "Master Lu, don't be anxious. If you have anything to do, please tell me slowly!" She was so sad that she burst into tears and said: "Now that the matter has come to this, Lu's heart is broken. He will kill me! He will hurt me..."
Shi Xiang became anxious and shouted: "You bird man, tell me quickly! Where is my second brother?" The man only said: "Zhang Erxia is afraid that he will fall into the 'Subduing Dragon and Subduing Tiger Formation'... and will not be able to come back." !”
Chu Jianghan was shocked when he heard this. His heart dropped just now, but now it was like a bolt from the blue. He really couldn't believe it!
Shi Xiang scolded: "What the hell! My second brother is a master of martial arts, why can't he come back?" The golden sword and the wooden sword shouted in unison: "Could it be that you two broke into the formation last night?" The man responded. He made a sound and squeezed out two words: "Exactly!"
At this time, Chen Qi left and returned outside the door, calling out: "My subordinate Chen Qi, I have something important to report!" Shi Xiang opened the door and pulled him in. Chen Qi went straight back: "Commander Song of the Jinyi Guards Ask your subordinates to report back to the two chief arresters and ask them to prepare to return to Beijing overnight and will leave shortly!"
Jin Dao hurriedly asked: "Do you know what happened?" Chen Qi replied in a low voice: "My subordinates inquired that one of the two people who broke into the battle last night escaped, and the other was accidentally cut into pieces on the spot. Jin Yiwei has sent Chen Qi Zhang led the twenty-four guards back to the capital secretly overnight. I think Song seems to have deliberately hidden it from you two..." Mu Jian said "Huh?" Chen Qi quickly stopped talking, and saw that everyone's faces were extremely ugly. , quietly closed the door and went out.
Judge Chou, who had always been silent, suddenly opened his mouth: "Is it really the second brother?"
Jin Dao felt sad and replied calmly: "I don't know how many martial arts masters and powerful men have been trapped in this 'Dragon Subduing Tiger Formation'... they have never failed in a hundred years..." At this point, he couldn't continue.
Shi Xiang knew that Jin Dao and Mu Jian often dealt with Jin Yiwei, and what they said was true. He asked with tears in his eyes: "Lu Yunhan, what on earth did you incite my second brother to do? Tell me, tell me." !”
Lu Yunhan collapsed on the ground, hesitating and unable to answer a word for a long time.
Mu Jian sobbed: "Seventh brother, don't ask!" Seeing that he was not allowed to ask, Shi Xiang became even more angry. He grabbed the collar of Lu Yunhan's chest and shouted: "You must have designed to harm me, surnamed Lu." Second brother, I will definitely take revenge on him today!"
Lu Yunhan only heard a groan, and was hit by a stone elephant on the chest, and everyone quickly stopped him.
Lu Yunhan vomited blood and shouted: "Well done!" Judge Chou stopped Shi Xiang and said: "He is injured, don't kill him again!"
Lu Yunhan laughed several times and cried again: "I think I, Lu, have been wandering for half my life. I only have two or three close friends in the world, and Brother Zhang is one! Now that Brother Zhang is suffering because of me, how can Lu have the face to see you all again in this world? How can I have the face to see Brother Zhang in the future?" After saying that, he stretched out his hand and scratched his face. Several bloody fingerprints were drawn from under his left eyelid to his right lower jaw, ruining his appearance.
Everyone in Xiao Fan Li was shocked and looked at each other, not knowing what to say in response.
Shi Xiang couldn't take action anymore and ran out angrily. Xiao Fan Li screamed, "Stop him!" Li Feiyun and Judge Chou reacted and chased him out. Xiao Fan Li said: "You two worthy brothers, don't be anxious." , let’s go back to explore the real situation of Jin Yiwei first..." At this point, he broke down in tears: "... let’s make a fuss..." After that, he kicked the door open and chased out.
Only the golden sword and the wooden sword were left standing in place. For a long time, Mu Jian sobbed several times, and then howled loudly. Chu Jianghan couldn't bear to listen anymore, and his eyes became blurred for a while, with that unsmiling face constantly appearing in front of his eyes.
Jin Dao pulled up the wooden sword with all his strength. He knew very well that this brother was always smart and courageous, more stable and wise than him, but he also valued love and righteousness the most. When encountering this kind of thing, he would be in a mess and not as good as himself.
He looked at Lu Yunhan who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Brother Lu, take care of me!" He dragged the wooden sword and left in panic.
Lu Yunhan wailed and murmured: "There is no dawn on the night platform, who are you selling wine to...Brother Zhang! It was me who hurt you!" After saying this, there was another hysterical laugh...
He took out an erhu from his waist, smashed it to pieces on the spot, and said, "My friend is gone, who will I play it to in the future?"
After a long time, he staggered and lay down, and soon there was no movement.
Shang Jiutian didn't seem to notice the change in Chu Jianghan's expression, and said: "That's all! These people are not weak in skills. If they use their hands, I may not be able to get any benefits. What if they attract the Shaolin Temple again? Master, that's going to be very bad. Let them go and worry about it later." After saying that, he casually unblocked Chu Jianghan's acupuncture points.
A surge of anger has filled this young man's chest. The person who made his heart beat is now in prison, and his brother who blocked the knife for him narrowly escaped death. And all of this is closely related to this irrelevant old monster in front of him.
He drew out his sword and stabbed the opponent with all his strength. The moment he drew the sword, he felt a trace of pleasure and comfort. Only by killing this old lunatic who was always toying with and humiliating himself would he feel happy. It will feel better.
Unfortunately, he thought wrong. The old madman Shang Jiutian's methods were too clever. As early as the moment he drew his sword, he had already stepped aside, and the sword was only one finger away from stabbing him, but he couldn't. It was only a finger's distance away, but he avoided it.
He roared angrily: "Old thief! I'm going to die!"
Shang Jiutian didn't dare to be careless at all. He pulled out half of the steel lock from somewhere, and with a "swish" sound, he opened it and faced the sword's edge. He used ten moves, twenty moves, fifty moves, and one hundred moves. Move...everything in the room was chopped into pieces by his sword energy.
Chu Jianghan was like crazy. The steel rope was swept across his back, and his body and clothes were pulled open. However, he ignored it and yelled again. Then half of the steel rope sank into the ground. Shang Jiutian screamed. A sound came out of the broken window.
Chu Jianghan only felt that there was so much strength in his body that he could not use it all up. The sword in his hand was more flexible than his own fingers made of flesh and blood. He could chop wherever he wanted and stab wherever he wanted. Where, the only thing that makes people hate him even more is that this grizzled old thief is more agile than himself, and he dodges every sword strike perfectly!
Chase! Today, even if I chase him to the end of the world, I still have to add another sword!
Shang Jiutian couldn't even imagine why this kid suddenly went crazy and wanted to kill him. When the wind was rushing under his feet, he turned around and asked: "Little brother, your little wife is really taken away by Jin Yiwei." , has been escorted down the mountain now, if you are impatient, we will chase her as soon as she comes back!"
After saying that, Shang Jiutian suddenly stopped. He was also hit by the sword, his left arm was drooping, and his fingertips were still bleeding.
Shang Jiutian asked again: "Little brother, although I act a little domineeringly, I only tapped your acupuncture points to prevent you from doing anything bad. I didn't intend to harm you. Why on earth do you want to fight me like this?"
Chu Jianghan was stunned for a moment, then blurted out a few words: "Those people just now are my sworn brothers!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he thought about how many martial arts masters who wanted to kill him, Brother Zhang, had blocked him by himself at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain? That's half a martial arts world!
He suddenly became discouraged! The angry fight just now was probably a kind of catharsis and anger, because he didn't know what else he could do besides stabbing to death this irrelevant and annoying old monster in front of him!
Shang Jiutian was so shrewd that he quickly seized the opportunity and said: "I feel that it was the benefit of you and that Miss Shen that allowed me to get out of trouble. I really don't want to be your enemy. Now the person you like is in trouble, and you don't want to save him." He escaped from the sea of suffering, but here he is trying to kill someone who can definitely help you. It is really stupid!"
The anger gradually subsided, and Chu Jianghan felt that his younger brother was burning. He put his sword back into its sheath, and was about to tap on the acupuncture points to stop the bleeding. Shang Jiutian had already come over and reached out to help him stop the bleeding.
Shang Jiutian, who was good at scheming, said first: "I must avenge my enemies and repay my favors. Miss Shen has been very kind to me. I will definitely help you to ask her to come back!" After saying this, he stretched out his hand on himself. The acupuncture points on his left shoulder were tapped to stop the bleeding.
